82 850GL Resto...here we go

Get cookin' man! I'm getting anxious to see the final product

I'd like to do something this thorough someday, been a lot of fun following this

Spinal Tap

Finished up the wiring harness today. Wheww..... that took a while to go through and fix. I also added three more circuits grounds to the harness for future accessories. That will match the number of available slots in the new PC-8 fuseblock and I won't have any exposed wire outside the harness.

Here she is all wrapped up with some long wires still left to cut when I get the harness situated in the frame.


I've been working on getting it in the frame and wired up this evening. Pictures to follow after I get 'er dun tomorrow.....

Rhode Island Wiring Service

Can't say enough good stuff about these guys. Ordered my wire and some tape on Tuesday 10 minutes before they closed. They sent it UPS yesterday and I just got it on my door step. Impressive.

Going to fix the wire and add a couple of extra circuits to the harness for future use and wrap that puppy up.

Ordered my wire and some tape from the good people at rhode island wiring service today.

Got the lectrics on the run...

Writing from the man cave where the smell of soldier and the sound of The Cars still linger in the air. Worked on the wiring harness today and finally have most of it licked. Just need to pick up one more connector and order about 2 feet of wire from Road Island Wiring Service. www.riwiring.com They are the go to guys for stock color wiring by the foot. Plus they have some really cool options for custom wiring. How about some cloth covered plug wires for that old school bobber. They've got it and a lot more. Ok, enough of the commercial....

This is NOT right......burned connector.....wonder why?


Because a PO wired the stator loop into the running light circuit...in case you are wondering, the orange/red and grey wire on the left should be jumped together on right side of the connector. Oops. that didn't work. No wonder my running lights weren't working and my stator connectors were fried.


There....that's better....


This is how it should look...


Just have to replace this 10 inch section of wire, replace a couple of connectors and then wrap the harness/loom back up.


Cleaned the starter switch while I was at it as well. It's good to be back at it.

Onward.

Love dem SS Allen bolts! They look pretty sweet.

Very nice job.......

I like all the SS Allen head bolts you using as well....kinda reminds me of another build....LOL

Played with the arrangement of the new PC-8 and relay kit. Finally decided on placement and started tapping some new holes:


Everything went on the panel perfectly and looks real tidy:


And there you have it:

Beaver down

Ok, so I decided to tackle the Eastern Beaver PC-8 fuse block and relay kit today.

I started here:





Tried this and had that sinking feeling that it was not right.:


Posted up in the electrical forum and got some good responses. After a conversation with Steve and some additional pictures emailed I had her hooked up.

Soldered the wires:


Right wires trimmed, put in the right places and tightened down. Have to pick up another 10 amp fuse:


Wound up with this:


On to the rest of the wiring harness now. Hope to get that out of the way soon.

Thanks lovmac. I would recommend a project bike. I'm enjoying going through mine, even though it's taking longer than I expected. I find a lot of satisfaction with each step accomplished.

I didn't document the wheel process as well as some others. If I had to do it again I would probably polish them, clean them, scuff the paint, mask and paint them. I thought about taking them down to metal and clear coating them, but decided to paint them black instead. They look good now, but I'm glad to be moving on to something else.

Glad to share. Looking forward to seeing your project thread sometime soon.

GT, I am new to the forum and stumbled on your thread while looking for rebuild inspiration (I am considering picking up a project bike) and I have to say your thread has certainly delivered!

Do you have any more pictures of the wheels between "before" and "after"?

Thanks for sharing this with all of us.

Thanks Ray and fellas. Had to take the last month to get some significant "honey do's" accomplished. My build literally got buried in the garage behind all the other "stuff." I couldn't get to it even if I had time to work on it. Spring sprung and kicked my tail for a little bit on the bike build. It's all good stuff though. Pretty cool when you have too much good stuff to do that you don't have time for it all.

Now that I've worked my way back to the bike, I'm back at it. Wiring harness is next. Have to order some more wire from RIWC. Pick up some more connectors and get it buttoned up. I'll probably polish up the lower legs next and get them ready to go back on.

It's good to be back.

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Cory, I just discovered your thread. WOW!! I like it!! Ray

Beautiful.....see I said you will get back to it, and it looks mint....

I was wondering what happened to this build the other day, glad to see it's still in progress